Everything that begins has an end. Sometime in October I clearly remember getting an email from Kelly inviting me to replace some blogger who decided this position wasn’t for him.  Fortunately, I was chosen to fill the position. This was one of those things that you say “Hey, I think I can do it… why not try it out?”  Luckily, I received an email MONTHS after applying for the job.  It was a big and pleasant surprise which bought me bragging rights against Journalism and Business majors (seeing as how I am an Industrial Engineer filling a journalist-like position regarding business).  However, with the fun comes tedium – and writing about young entrepreneurs day-to-day is not easy.  School caught up with me... [Read more]

  I didn’t sleep last night.  I had the choice between sleeping on a friend’s couch or staying up all night watching old bands try to rekindle their washed up careers with montage videos of people who seem to be worth more than them. I chose to watch the montage videos. This left me a lot of time to think.  First of all, does overlapping a song with videos from Live Earth, Nelson Mandela speeches, and the breaking of the Berlin Wall make you a philanthropist or self-righteous?  I dwelled on this issue for about an hour… that’s when the subject was expanded into another facet of imagination and guess-work. There are people who are entrepreneurs and there are people who are unemployed.  I don’t think I have ever... [Read more]

Poorly Drawn Plan is a weekly illustration based around interpretation.  It focuses on common behavior traits of our (my) generation (thanks for the idea, Miki!). [Read more]

Better question:  How much is health a liability with your company? Does it affect your productivity? Japan recently enacted a LAW that FINES Japanese workers who are overweight (due to their rising obesity percentages).  Apparently Lincoln Industries also has a requirement for employees to be physically fit. I think this is a great trend.  As much as I would love to say it is one’s own freedom to gain as much weight or smoke as many cigarettes as he/she sees fit, a company has a responsibility to its employees and itself.  Not only would fit employees increase productivity, it would also increase happiness and decrease potential liability and risk.  Why aren’t more companies doing this?  What are your thoughts? [Read more]

So many of us buy alcohol… some in larger quantities than others.  Recently, the state of Colorado got this brilliant idea of abolishing their blue laws!  What is this “blue law” you speak of? You ask… Well, it is a dumb prohibition-era law that says you can’t buy alcohol on Sunday.  According to this CNN article, 15 states still have enacted blue laws – including my own (South Carolina).  This barbaric excuse for religious exploitation hurts businesses and the economy.  Since people typically have Sunday OFF, they will often use that day to buy food for the week.  Unfortunately, our government representatives pull a responsibility card and tell us we should make our alcohol purchases in advance (which... [Read more]